Use Critical Thinking to Select the Drug of Choice for the Treatment

question 20

Multiple Choice

Use critical thinking to select the drug of choice for the treatment of constipation in a patient who is taking opioid-based analgesics for the relief of pain following extensive back surgery.

• A) Lubiprostone
• B) Lactulose
• C) Methylnaltrexone bromide
• D) Polycarbophil

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